I knew it wouldn't be long before somebody started charging a tax on fat.
The AP and others report it has just happened...in Denmark.
Most countries already tax cigarettes and liquor as a means or developing a healthier population, so why not?
(Speaking of liquor, the PBS /Ken Burns documentary about Prohibition starts this evening...a three part look at the failed 1920 experiment.
Denmark wants the new fat tax to reduce the amount of fat products people buy to they can increase life expectancy, currently below the European average.
Since Alabama is about the fattest state in America, it could make sense for us to follow suit here.
But with a GOP super majority in both houses of The Alabama Legislature, probably not.
And on another topic...a huge check printing company offers slogans for your checks...inspirational sayings etc..and I spotted on today that reads: "you're not seriously going to cash this, are you?"
Nothing like letting a company know your financial status. And that reminds me of the people who go to the bank to open a checking account and ask, as their first question,: "How much to you charge for bounced checks?"*
[*My friend Gary, a former teller in Huntsville, was the first person I heard make that observation a lot of years ago. Still true today.]
The AP and others report it has just happened...in Denmark.
Most countries already tax cigarettes and liquor as a means or developing a healthier population, so why not?
(Speaking of liquor, the PBS /Ken Burns documentary about Prohibition starts this evening...a three part look at the failed 1920 experiment.
Denmark wants the new fat tax to reduce the amount of fat products people buy to they can increase life expectancy, currently below the European average.
Since Alabama is about the fattest state in America, it could make sense for us to follow suit here.
But with a GOP super majority in both houses of The Alabama Legislature, probably not.
Nothing like letting a company know your financial status. And that reminds me of the people who go to the bank to open a checking account and ask, as their first question,: "How much to you charge for bounced checks?"*
[*My friend Gary, a former teller in Huntsville, was the first person I heard make that observation a lot of years ago. Still true today.]
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